Beware of Dog

88 missed calls. OCD. Slamdance 2020.

Best Narrative Feature at Dumbo Film Festival 2023.
Best Performance at The Method Film Festival Los Angeles 2020.

Runtime: 85 min | Country of Origin: USA, Russia, Germany

Three young adults experience parallel struggles with mental health and identity. In Moscow, a woman struggles with severe OCD, while her cousin in Berlin tries to build a romantic relationship ignoring her own mental issue. Meanwhile, in New York City, a heartbroken boxer fights addiction and lack of self-worth in the aftermath of a break-up.

First Showing
January 5, 2021 
Three people struggle with mental health in “Beware of Dog”, by Alex Billington.

i-D Magazine / Vice
March 25, 2020
“The Film exploring what mental health means for youth in the digital age,” features BEWARE OF DOG, by Anastasiia Fedorova.

The Calvert Journal
April 9, 2020
“Timely and thought-provoking, this film reflects what it’s  like to struggle with mental health and isolation”, by Lucia de la Torre. 

Office Magazine
January 27, 2020
“Beware of Dog: Being alone is far from the same thing as being lonely”, by Vivian Cheng.

Filmmaker Magazine
January 31, 2020
“Sundance and Slamdance 2020 Dispatch #7”, by David Leitner.
 
SLUG Magazine
January 2, 2020
“Triangulating Empathy: Nadia Bedzhanova premiers Beware of Dog at Slamdance 2020”, by Connor Lockie.

METAL Magazine
January 28, 2020
“Nadia Bedzhanova: Three stories about you and me”, by David Valinsky.

SLC Weekly
January 22, 2020
“Park City’s other festival showcases new voices, wherever they might come from”, by Scott Renshaw.

SCREEN DAILY
December 02, 2019
“Slamdance unveils 2020 feature film competition line-up,” features Jeremy Kay.

THE WRAP
December 02, 2019
“Chernobyl, Bigfoot and Political Drag Queens Highlight Slamdance 2020 Lineup,” features SLAMDANCE, by Jeremy Fuster.

DEADLINE
December 02, 2019
“Slamdance Unveils Films In Narrative And Documentary Competition, Sets Return Of Russo Fellowship,” features SLAMDANCE, by Dino-Ray Ramos.

VARIETY
December 02, 2019
“Slamdance Film Festival Unveils 2020 Competition Lineup,” features SLAMDANCE, by Dave McNary.